Uruguay national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 24, 2022 at 1pm UK
 
South Korea national football team

Uruguay
0 - 0
South Korea

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The Match

Match Report

Uruguay and South Korea begin their respective 2022 World Cup campaigns with a goalless draw in Group H.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup clash between Uruguay and South Korea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how South Korea could line up for their World Cup opener against Uruguay in Al Rayyan on Thursday.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: USA 5-1 Uruguay
Wednesday, November 19 at 12am in International Friendlies
Current CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying StandingsPGDPTS
1Argentina172238
2Ecuador17829
3Brazil17828
4Uruguay171027
5Colombia17725
6Paraguay17325
7Venezuela17-718
8Bolivia17-1917
9Peru17-1412
10Chile17-1810
All competitions
Last Game: South Korea 1-0 Ghana
Tuesday, November 18 at 11am in International Friendlies

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a South Korea win with a probability of 36.48%. A win for Uruguay had a probability of 35.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.86%) and 0-2 (6.63%). The likeliest Uruguay win was 1-0 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.

Result
UruguayDrawSouth Korea
35.75% (-0.223 -0.22)27.76% (-0.07 -0.07)36.48% (0.295 0.3)
Both teams to score 48.52% (0.209 0.21)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.64% (0.26 0.26)57.36% (-0.257 -0.26)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.82% (0.206 0.21)78.19% (-0.202 -0.2)
Uruguay Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.43% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)30.57% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.2% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)66.8% (0.015999999999991 0.02)
South Korea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.88% (0.312 0.31)30.12% (-0.309 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.74% (0.372 0.37)66.26% (-0.369 -0.37)
Score Analysis
    Uruguay 35.75%
    South Korea 36.48%
    Draw 27.76%
UruguayDrawSouth Korea
1-0 @ 10.91% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-1 @ 7.76% (-0.015 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.47% (-0.068 -0.07)
3-1 @ 3.07% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.55% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.84% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 0.91% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 35.75%
1-1 @ 13.09% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 9.21% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
2-2 @ 4.66% (0.03 0.03)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 27.76%
0-1 @ 11.05% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.86% (0.055000000000001 0.06)
0-2 @ 6.63% (0.048 0.05)
1-3 @ 3.14% (0.048 0.05)
0-3 @ 2.65% (0.042 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.86% (0.028 0.03)
1-4 @ 0.94% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 36.48%

How you voted: Uruguay vs South Korea

Uruguay
59.3%
Draw
13.9%
South Korea
26.8%
1189
Head to Head
Oct 12, 2018 12pm
International Friendlies
South Korea
2-1
Uruguay
Eui-jo (66'), Woo-young (80')
Vecino (72')
Nandez (27'), Muslera (65'), Bentancur (76')
Jun 26, 2010 3pm
Round of 16
Uruguay
2-1
South Korea
Suarez (8', 80')
rhs 2.0


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